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Issue #29/2018 19 July 2018

New This Week Case(s) of the Week KPS-HCM SDN BHD v. SHAHRUL IZEWAN MAT HUSIN & ORS [2018] 6 CLJ 772 Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2018 Volume 6 (Part 6) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

KPS-HCM SDN BHD v. SHAHRUL IZEWAN MAT HUSIN & ORS [2018] 6 CLJ 772
HIGH COURT MALAYA, SHAH ALAM
ZALITA ZAIDAN JC
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: BA-12B-167-09-2016]
22 JANUARY 2018

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Maintenance and repair – Negligence – Tree branch fell and injuring road user – Whether local authority negligent – Road reserve bordering road – Whether State road – Duty to maintain trees along State road – Whether within purview of local authority – Whether local authority statutorily bound to ensure safety of road users – Whether negligent in failing to carry out regular inspection – Local Government Act 1976, s. 101 – National Land Code, ss. 42(b) & 62(1)

TORT: Negligence – Maintenance of tree – Tree branch fell and injuring road user – Whether local authority negligent – Road reserve bordering road – Whether State road – Duty to maintain trees along State road – Whether within purview of local authority – Whether local authority statutorily bound to ensure safety of road users – Whether negligent in failing to carry out regular inspection – Local Government Act 1976, s. 101 – National Land Code, ss. 42(b) & 62(1)

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Legal Network Series

[2016] 1 LNS 614	NAVINDREN RAJ CUMARASON lwn. PENGERUSI, LEMBAGA PENCEGAHAN JENAYAH & YANG LAIN PENAHANAN PENCEGAHAN: Perintah tahanan - Writ habeas corpus - Perintah tahanan dikeluarkan di bawah s. 19A(1) Akta Pencegahan Jenayah 1959 ('APJ') - Dakwaan ketiadaan jurubahasa ketika proses inkuiri - Pemohon berkomunikasi dengan pegawai inkuiri dalam Bahasa Malaysia dengan lancar dan sempurna sepanjang sesi inkuiri - Pemohon telah mengisi sendiri Borang I dalam Bahasa Malaysia - Pemohon hanya ingin mendapatkan perkhidmatan jurubahasa semasa perintah tahanan diterangkan - Sama ada pemohon memahami Bahasa Malaysia - Sama ada laporan yang disediakan pegawai inkuiri adalah defektif kerana pemohon tidak disediakan jurubahasa ketika proses inkuiri PENAHANAN PENCEGAHAN: Perintah tahanan - Writ habeas corpus - Perintah tahanan dikeluarkan di bawah s. 19A(1) Akta Pencegahan Jenayah 1959 ('APJ') - Dakwaan perintah tahanan diasaskan daripada pengataan fakta yang berbeza - Dakwaan perintah tahanan berasaskan pengataan fakta dan alegasi yang tidak dimaklumkan kepada pemohon - Sama ada penambahan pengataan fakta berdasarkan siasatan yang dibuat oleh pegawai inkuiri adalah munasabah - Sama ada pegawai inkuiri adalah terikat dengan fakta yang dikemukakan bagi maksud reman - Sama ada segala kehendak prosedur berhubung s. 19A(1) APJ telah dipenuhi oleh Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah apabila mengeluarkan perintah tahanan - Sama ada terdapat perlanggaran kepada Artikel 151(1) Perlembagaan Persekutuan  Bagi pihak pemohon - N Sivananthan; T/n Sivananthan  Bagi pihak responden-responden - Lee Wai Yi, Peguam Persekutuan; Kementerian Dalam Negeri
[2016] 1 LNS 770	PP lwn. WIN MAUNG PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pertuduhan - Pindaan - Kuasa mahkamah bicara - Pindaan berkenaan identiti mangsa - Sama ada mahkamah mempunyai budibicara untuk meminda pertuduhan sebelum penghakiman dibuat - Sama ada pindaan pertuduhan dibenarkan bagi menyesuaikan pertuduhan dengan keterangan dan fakta yang telah dibuktikan - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, s. 158 PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pembelaan - Pergaduhan mengejut - Pertuduhan membunuh - Tertuduh mendakwa tidak berniat untuk membunuh tetapi tindakannya adalah untuk mempertahankan diri - Tertuduh tidak menafikan berada di tempat kejadian - Tertuduh mengaku menikam mangsa dengan menggunakan pisau menoreh getah di bahagian dada - Kewujudan 26 luka tikaman - Tertuduh melarikan diri - Sama ada tindakan tertuduh menyebabkan kecederaan serius terhadap simati hingga menyebabkan kematian simati boleh disifatkan sebagai mempertahankan diri - Sama ada tindakan tertuduh berpatutan - Sama ada tertuduh telah menimbulkan keraguan yang munasabah terhadap kes pendakwaan UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Bunuh - Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan - Identiti simati tidak dapat diketahui - Sama ada pembunuhan adalah satu kesalahan walaupun identiti mangsa tidak dapat diketahui UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Bunuh - Niat - Kes pendakwaan bergantung kepada keterangan mengikut keadaan - Ketiadaan keterangan yang dapat menunjukkan penglibatan orang lain yang menyebabkan kecederaan kepada simati - Tertuduh telah mengaku membunuh seseorang kepada saksi - DNA tertuduh dan DNA simati dikesan di tempat kejadian - Sama ada perbuatan melukakan bahagian leher dan 25 tempat lain di badan simati hanya menunjukkan niat tertuduh untuk membunuh mangsa - Sama ada perbuatan tertuduh dengan sengaja menyebabkan kecederaaan terhadap mangsa adalah memadai pada keadaan lazim untuk menyebabkan kematian - Sama ada kes prima facie telah dibuktikan  Bagi pihak pendakwaan - Amir Hamzah Othman, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang  Bagi pihak orang kena tuduh (OKT) - V Parthipan; T/n V Parthipan & Khor
[2017] 1 LNS 202	PP v. JESI BINTOH SUNTEK CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against acquittal and discharge - Accused was acquitted at end of prosecution's case - Charge under s. 325 of Penal Code - Offence of causing grievous hurt - Fracture of finger sustained by victim due to fall and pulling of hands during a struggle - Prosecution failed to tender x-ray photograph to substantiate alleged fracture sustained by victim - Whether injury sustained by victim was accidental - Whether trial judge's decision to acquit and discharge accused was justified  For the appellant - Mohd Afif Ali, DPP  For the respondent - Daren Ling; M/s Ling Sempurai Hii & Partners
[2017] 1 LNS 206	I-EXPO SDN BHD v. TNB ENGINEERING CORPORATION SDN BHD CIVIL PROCEDURE: Res judicata - Estoppel - Filing of two separate legal proceedings based on a separate cause of action on same facts - Whether would give rise to possibility of inconsistent findings of fact by court - Whether plaintiff should be allowed to take advantage of its breach and pursue claim for damages on grounds of misrepresentation - Whether plaintiff was estopped from pursuing claim on ground of res judicata LIMITATION: Tort - Misrepresentation - Claim made after 6 years - Whether time starts to run from date when damage was suffered - Whether plaintiff's claim was time barred - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(1) TORT: Misrepresentation - Damages - Claim for losses suffered as a result of shortfall in type and quantity of scrap metal - Particulars of representation based on hearsay - Absence of evidence to calculate shortfall - Plaintiff failed to make enquiries before entering into contract - Whether representation was made - Whether alleged representation induced plaintiff to enter contract - Whether plaintiff waived its right to allege it relied on defendant's representation - Whether there was basis for comparison to determine loss - Whether plaintiff was required to prove damages suffered before such damages can be allowed - Whether plaintiff should be allowed to take advantage of its breach and pursue claim for damages on grounds of misrepresentation  For the plaintiff - Azad Bashir & B Thangaraj; M/s Bashir & Asha  For the defendants - Sanjay Mohan & K Gobinanath; M/s Mohanadass Partnership
[2017] 1 LNS 459	MD ZAINI MAT REJAB lwn. THOLASY MAYAKRISHNAN & SATU LAGI GANTIRUGI: Rayuan - Kuantum - Kecederaan 'compression fracture of T12 vertebral body with disabilities' - Hakim bicara memberikan awad sebanyak RM40,000 - Sama ada mahkamah bicara telah mempertimbangkan usia, kecederaan dan kesakitan yang dialami oleh plaintif dalam mengharungi kehidupannya - Sama ada awad yang diberikan adalah betul dan wajar GANTIRUGI: Rayuan - Kuantum - Kecederaan yang berbeza - Kecederaan pada bahagian yang sama - Sama ada awad berlainan wajar diberikan  Bagi pihak perayu - Aisyah Liyana Mydine; T/n Ajmer Sandhu & Ong  Bagi pihak responden - K Saravana Kumar; T/n Jega Kumar & Partners
[2017] 5 LNS 42	MAHAT JANI lwn. WOON KEAN SIM & ANOR LALULINTAS JALAN: Tuntutan - Kemalangan jalan raya - Perlanggaran diantara motorkar dan motosikal - Isu - Motorkar mengubah haluan secara merbahaya dan gagal memberikan sebarang amaran - Liabiliti - Kuantum - Gantirugi am dan khas - Gantirugi kecederaan - Road Traffic Rules 1959, r. 6(1)  Bagi pihak plaintif - Dhayalini PG Doraisamy; G Dorai & Co  Bagi pihak defendan - Ahmad Syafiq; Gan, Ho & Razlan Hadri

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CLJ 2018 Volume 6 (Part 6)

Tenaga Nasional Malaysia v. Batu Kemas Industri Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ
(Tort - Damages - Liability - Power disruption causing damage to consumer's manufacturing equipment and processes) [2018] 6 CLJ 683 [FC]

(Civil Appeal No: 01-60-12-2015(A))
 For the appellant - Cyrus Das, Nadzarin Wok Nordin, David Mathew, Wong Jing En & Norhani Nordin; M/s Nadzarin Kuok Puthucheary & Tan
 For the respondent - Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Chan Wei June, Yusfarizal Yussoff, Ahmad Edham Abdulwani, Abdullah Zubayr Awaluddin & Azeel Iskandar Azmi; M/s Zulpadli & Edham
(Civil Appeal No: 01-1-01-2016(A))
 For the appellant - Mohd Radhi Abas, Nik Mohd Noor Nik Kar & Nurhafizza Azizan; SFCs
 For the 1st respondent - Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Chan Wei June, Yusfarizal Yussoff, Ahmad Edham Abdulwani, Abdullah Zubayr Awaluddin & Azeel Iskandar Azmi; M/s Zulpadli & Edham
 For the 2nd respondent - Cyrus Das, Nadzarin Wok Nordin, David Mathew, Wong Jing En & Norhani Nordin; M/s Nadzarin Kuok Puthucheary & Tan

SIS Forum (Malaysia) & Ors v. Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor & Ors
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Res judicata - Decision - Finality of earlier decision) [2018] 6 CLJ 748 [CA]

 For the appellants - Fahri Azzat, Surendra Ananth & Farhan Haziq; M/s Fahri & Co
 For the 1st & 3rd respondents - Nik Suhaimi Nik Sulaiman & Naziah Mokhtar; State Legal Advisor's Office
 For the 2nd respondent - Yusfarizal Yusoff & Majdah Muda; M/s Muda

Behrang 2020 Sdn Bhd lwn. Tenaga Nasional Bhd & Satu Lagi Kes
Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali H
(Utiliti-Utiliti; Prosedur Sivil - Bekalan elektrik - Kuasa memasuki tanah bagi maksud pembinaan) [2018] 6 CLJ 757 [HC]

 Bagi pihak plaintif - Alex Tan Chie Sian & Lee Foong Voon Karen; T/n Wong Kian Kheong
 Bagi pihak defendan - Gomez Rodney Colin & Anilraj Verdamanickam; T/n Shearn Delamore & Co

KPS-HCM Sdn Bhd v. Shahrul Izewan Mat Husin & Ors
Zalita Zaidan J
(Local Government; Tort - Maintenance and repair - Negligence - Tree branch fell and injuring road user) [2018] 6 CLJ 772 [HC]

 For the appellant/2nd defendant - Kalearasu K Veloo; M/s SF Chan & Co
 For the 1st respondent/plaintiff - Mohd Saufi Samsudin; M/s G Dorai & Co
 For the 2nd respondent/1st defendant - Mohamed Fadly Zakariya; M/s Zuraidah Naziha & Fadly
 For the 3rd respondent/3rd party - Mohd Haziq Arif, State Legal Advisor, Selangor

Peter Chong & Anor v. Khatijah Md Ibrahim (Personal Representative Of Aishah Ibrahim, Deceased) & Another Suit
Lim Chong Fong J
(Contract - Sale and purchase of land - Sale of part of undivided share in piece of land held by Muslim woman under joint tenancy with sister - Whether gift of land by Muslim father to his children subject to Islamic law) [2018] 6 CLJ 792 [HC]

 For the plaintiffs in both suits - Ang Khoon Cheong; M/s CP Ang & Co
 For the 1st & 2nd defendants in both suits - Norhisham Shaidi; M/s Norhisham & Co
 For the 3rd defendant in both suits - Tan Swee Cheng; M/s SC Tan

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction - Concurrent jurisdiction - Preliminary objection raised during leave stage dismissed - Case taken over by another judge and preliminary objection raised again was allowed - Whether second judge correct in reversing decision of first judge - Whether court of co-ordinate jurisdiction has power to override decision of another court of co-ordinate jurisdiction
SIS Forum (Malaysia) & Ors v. Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor & Ors
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof JJCA) [2018] 6 CLJ 748 [CA]

Res judicata - Decision - Finality of earlier decision - Preliminary objection raised during leave stage dismissed - Case taken over by another judge and preliminary objection raised again was allowed - Whether second judge correct in reversing decision of first judge - Whether principle of res judicata applied
SIS Forum (Malaysia) & Ors v. Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor & Ors
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof JJCA) [2018] 6 CLJ 748 [CA]

CONTRACT

Sale and purchase of land - Sale of part of undivided share in piece of land held by Muslim woman under joint tenancy with sister - Both acquired land as gift from late Muslim father - One sister unilaterally executed sale and purchase agreements with plaintiffs but passed away before completing transfer and registration of portions of land - Surviving sister subsequently registered as sole registered proprietor of land - Plaintiffs instituted suits to seek specific performance of respective sale and purchase agreements - Whether gift of land by Muslim father to his children subject to Islamic law - Whether conveyance a hibah ruqba - Whether there was severance of joint tenancy to title of land - Whether suits time- barred - Whether sale and purchase agreements capable of being effected under National Land Code - Whether plaintiffs may claim from estate of deceased sister for restoration of benefits and advantage received - Contracts Act 1950, s. 66 - Limitation Act 1953, s. 9 - National Land Code, ss. 205(1), 214(1)(a)
Peter Chong & Anor v. Khatijah Md Ibrahim (Personal Representative Of Aishah Ibrahim, Deceased) & Another Suit
(Lim Chong Fong J) [2018] 6 CLJ 792 [HC]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Maintenance and repair - Negligence - Tree branch fell and injuring road user - Whether local authority negligent - Road reserve bordering road - Whether State road - Duty to maintain trees along State road - Whether within purview of local authority - Whether local authority statutorily bound to ensure safety of road users - Whether negligent in failing to carry out regular inspection - Local Government Act 1976, s. 101 - National Land Code, ss. 42(b) & 62(1)
KPS-HCM Sdn Bhd v. Shahrul Izewan Mat Husin & Ors
(Zalita Zaidan JC) [2018] 6 CLJ 772 [HC]

TORT

Damages - Liability - Power disruption causing damage to consumer's manufacturing equipment and processes - Whether power supplier owed duty of care to consumer - Whether satisfied Caparo's three-fold test - Whether case fell within established category of liability - Liability for damage caused by power - Whether a new and novel situation failure - Distinction between economic loss consequent to damage and pure economic loss independent of physical damage - Whether recoverable
Tenaga Nasional Malaysia v. Batu Kemas Industri Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2018] 6 CLJ 683 [FC]

Negligence - Contributory negligence - Power disruption causing damage to consumer's manufacturing equipment and processes - Obligation to take reasonable care of safety of self and property - Whether power failure or disruptions foreseeable - Whether damage could have been prevented had consumer installed protective measures - Whether absence of protection held against consumer - Whether consumer contributorily negligent
Tenaga Nasional Malaysia v. Batu Kemas Industri Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2018] 6 CLJ 683 [HC]

Negligence - Duty of care - Power disruption causing damage to consumer's manufacturing equipment and processes - Whether power supplier owed duty of care to consumer - Whether satisfied Caparo's three-fold test - Whether case fell within established category of liability - Liability for damage caused by power failure - Whether a new and novel situation - Distinction between economic loss consequent to damage and pure economic loss independent of physical damage - Whether recoverable
Tenaga Nasional Malaysia v. Batu Kemas Industri Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2018] 6 CLJ 683 [HC]

Negligence - Maintenance of tree - Tree branch fell and injuring road user - Whether local authority negligent - Road reserve bordering road - Whether State road - Duty to maintain trees along State road - Whether within purview of local authority - Whether local authority statutorily bound to ensure safety of road users - Whether negligent in failing to carry out regular inspection - Local Government Act 1976, s. 101 - National Land Code, ss. 42(b) & 62(1)
KPS-HCM Sdn Bhd v. Shahrul Izewan Mat Husin & Ors
(Zalita Zaidan JC) [2018] 6 CLJ 772 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Estopel - Doktrin - Sama ada terpakai - Bekalan elektrik - Kuasa memasuki tanah bagi maksud pembinaan - Sama ada segala proses masuk tanah hingga pembayaran pampasan kepada tuan punya tanah sempurna dilaksanakan - Sama ada mengikut ketetapan undang-undang - Sama ada tuan punya tanah diestop daripada membangkitkan isu kesahan Tenaga Nasional Berhad menjalankan operasi pengagihan elektrik atas tanah - Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s. 11
Behrang 2020 Sdn Bhd lwn. Tenaga Nasional Bhd & Satu Lagi Kes
(Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali H) [2018] 6 CLJ 757 [HC]

UTILITI-UTILITI

Bekalan elektrik - Kuasa memasuki tanah bagi maksud pembinaan - Ketiadaan kemasukan nota pada dokumen pendaftaran hak milik tanah berkait dengan hak laluan Tenaga Nasional Berhad ('TNB') - Sama ada TNB memasuki tanah secara salah - Sama ada undang-undang meletakkan tanggungjawab memasuki nota pada bahu Pendaftar Tanah Daerah dan bukan TNB sebagai pemegang lesen - Sama ada keperluan pendaftar memasukkan nota pada dokumen pendaftaran hak milik adalah substantif dan mandatori - Sama ada kegagalan memasukkan nota menimbulkan apa-apa prejudis terhadap tuan punya tanah - Sama ada TNB melakukan sebarang tindakan menceroboh tanah - Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s. 11
Behrang 2020 Sdn Bhd lwn. Tenaga Nasional Bhd & Satu Lagi Kes
(Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali H) [2018] 6 CLJ 757 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. Protection of Marginalised Minorities under the Constitution* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   Dato' Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus** [2018] 1 LNS(A) lx

[2018] 1 LNS(A) lx



MALAYSIA

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Protection of Marginalised Minorities under the Constitution*

Dato' Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus**

A basic principle of constitutional law that many would be familiar with is supremacy of the Federal Constitution. This principle stipulates that no one institution is supreme, not even Parliament. Only the Federal Constitution, being the highest law of the land, is supreme. It binds both state and federal governments, including the Executive branch. In other words, the organs of government must operate in accordance with what is prescribed or empowered by the Federal Constitution; they must not transgress any constitutional provisions.

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* This article is reproduced, with permission, from the Legal Herald (June 2018), a publication by Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Advocates & Solicitors, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adapted from a presentation delivered at the University of Malaya's Constitutional Law Lecture Series.

** (mhy@lh-ag.com) served 23 years on the Bench and wrote close to 750 judgments in the High Court and the Court of Appeal before retiring in 2015. He is a consultant with Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill.

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2. Towards Standardisation of Conflicting Fatwas in Malaysia* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil [2018] 1 LNS(A) lxii

[2018] 1 LNS(A) lxii



MALAYSIA

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Towards Standardisation of Conflicting Fatwas in Malaysia*

Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil

The establishment of fatwa institutions can be traced back to before the independence of Malaysia. Each State's Islamic Council housed its own Mufti, and a Mufti also served as judge (kadi) and presided over cases at the Shari'ah court. From a legal perspective, the personal views of a Mufti are not considered fatwas. An official fatwa can only be issued collectively through the respective States' Fatwa Committee, chaired by the Mufti. Fatwas are only binding upon Muslims in the states in which they are issued, provided they receive the Sultan's consent and complete their gazette periods. The problem is that fatwas often conflict at the national and state levels, thus becoming a source of confusion to the Muslim masses.

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* Published with kind permission of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. (www.iais.org.my).

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3. A NECESSARY SAFETY NET*
   The argument for paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave ^{[Read excerpt]}
   BELINDA MILLER** [2018] 1 LNS(A) lxi

[2018] 1 LNS(A) lxi



AUSTRALIA

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A NECESSARY SAFETY NET*
The argument for paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave

BELINDA MILLER**

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) was recently asked to decide whether to include an entitlement to ten days' paid domestic and family violence leave in all modern awards.^[1]

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), who brought the application, argued that paid domestic and family violence leave was necessary to provide a fair and relevant minimum safety net for employees.

The Commission did not agree.

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* Published with kind permission of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. See Ethos No. 245 September 2017.

** Women's Legal Centre (ACT & Region).

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